Required 1 September 2018. Following the retirement of our long-standing headteacher, the Governors, in partnership with Lancaster Diocese, are seeking to appoint a practising and suitably experienced Catholic leader who will promote and further develop a strong Catholic ethos in our school.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate that they:
• are highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational with the desire and drive to build on the outcomes from our recent short Ofsted inspection
• are dedicated to ensuring progress for all our children through high Mexpectations and creativity, thereby enabling all our children to reach their full potential;
• have leadership and management skills with the ability to nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate pupils and staff alike;
• are a hard working team player who shows excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills to draw together staff, governors, parents and parish.

We are a happy, successful Catholic school family with a strong Msupportive network of governors, parents and parishioners. We have enthusiastic, well-behaved children who enjoy learning and achieving.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
Visits to school by prospective candidates are warmly welcomed, telephone 01772 633623.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'.